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HMan66

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  • Preferred boat
    Malibu
  • Home Ski Site
    Norris Lake
  • Location
    Jacksboro, Tennessee
  • Real Name
    Harold Bessette
  • Ski
    Radar Senate Pro
  • State
    TN
  • USAWS Member # or other IWWF Federation #
    900189881

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  1. I used Teflon tape on mine and it does a good job.
  2. If you’re free skiing, I would speed up to at least 28-30 mph and shorten the line to 32’ off to get in front of the wakes. The ski starts to ride too deep in the water at slower speeds and it will wiggle. You want to be up on top of the water with the ski gliding. Good luck!
  3. Anyone have opinions on wing angle relative to skier weight and boat speed?
  4. Guilty. Bad habit from 40+ years of free skiing where “big spray” was the name of the game. I’ve spent this whole summer just working on better form. Course skiing is such a different animal.
  5. Jesus, what’s in the water where you ski? 🤣
  6. I got a 5.7 long block from michiganmotorz.com. You just need to swap over all the externals.
  7. I’d use an air die grinder with a red abrasive pad. Harbor Freight stuff. Worked like a charm when I did mine.
  8. I just did mine and used pressure treated lumber with hot dipped galvanized lags. I glued the carpet on the hull side of the bunk, then wrapped around and stapled.
  9. I guess to keep the course as visible as possible to the general boating public. I blame the “high buoys” for my lack of successful passes 🤣
  10. On our floating course I’ve only seen mussels on the anchor lines. With a floating course you get the mini course as well so flotation shouldn’t be an issue. In fact, the turn balls all sit higher than most skiers would like, but we’re on a public lake. On private water you could fill the turn balls with air and water to get them to sit lower.
  11. I’m working on that too. I’ve gotten coaching from @twhisper a few times and he always wants me to “stand tall” into the turn. Also to keep my shoulders open to the boat during acceleration. Constant work in progress. Terry’s a natural athlete and a beast behind the boat. Super cool guy too. Saw him run 5@41 from the boat as well. Amazing.
  12. @Killer I ended up setting it at the recommended setting of 5. No pre releases, and it’s released when it was supposed to.
  13. And I do take video and I see the same things. I guess my point is more: What keeps us from progressing when we know the problem and the solution?
  14. How much does your mind affect your skiing? Why is it that we can visually see the positions we want to be in on the water and in the course, practice them on land, but have a hard time achieving them? For instance, (I'm a lefty) I tell myself that 1-2 ball is just my gate pull out. 2-3 is my drop pull out. Easy right? Yet, I still suffer the same issues through the course...poor stack, getting pulled over the front of the ski at the 2nd wake, etc. Theres a youtube video of Seth Stisher running 32 mph @ 15 off that I've been trying to emulate for 3 years now. His position during acceleration is perfect. I can't seem to get anywhere close to that type of lean even though I'm physically able. So is it trust? Confidence? Lack thereof? Fear?
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